shakuhachi
sha·ku·ha·chi/ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/noun
shakuhachi is spelled S-H-A-K-U-H-A-C-H-I: 10 letters and 4 syllables (sha·ku·ha·chi). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shakuhachi means “A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shakuhachi is shakuhachis.
How many letters and syllables are in shakuhachi?
| Letters | 10: S-H-A-K-U-H-A-C-H-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sha·ku·ha·chi |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shakuhachi?
Shakuhachi appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shakuhachi?
- /ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiː/
Shakuhachi has 4 syllables, split sha·ku·ha·chi in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shakuhachi
- shakuhachis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shakuhachi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shakuhachi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 尺八 (しゃくはち, shakuhachi), from 尺 (tsyhek, an archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30 centimeters) + 八 (peat, “eight”), corresponding to the standard length of the instrument (approximately 55 centimeters).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).